Granted Patent B2

US 12,238,594 · App. 17/619,724 · Granted Feb 25, 2025

Inventors: Hung-Chen Chen (Taipei, TW); Yung-Lan Tseng (Taipei, TW); Mei-Ju Shih (Taipei, TW); Chie-Ming Chou (Taipei, TW)

Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA

H04W36/0061H04W36/0088H04W74/002H04W36/08

Abstract

Claims (46)

1. A method for a user equipment (UE) for performing a handover procedure, the method comprising:

receiving, from a network, a handover command;

after determining that first information related to an offset time is included in the handover command, suspending a measurement and a corresponding measurement reporting during the offset time and performing the handover procedure based on the handover command after the offset time;

after determining that second information related to a configured area is included in the handover command, performing the handover procedure based on the handover command when the UE is located within the configured area;

selecting a backoff time from a backoff time range indicated by a backoff indicator included in the handover command; and

performing a random access resource selection procedure for the handover procedure based on the backoff time.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from the network, a network command for triggering the handover command; and

after receiving the network command, performing the handover procedure according to at least one of the handover command and the network command.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the offset time is included in the at least one of the handover command and the network command for instructing the UE to perform the handover procedure after the offset time.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the network command includes priority information for performing a random access procedure by the UE during the handover procedure.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the handover command is assigned a first identity.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

receiving, from the network, a second handover command that is assigned a second identity different from the first identity;

receiving, from the network, a configuration indicating a third identity;

performing the handover procedure based on the handover command after determining that the first identity matches the third identity; and

performing the handover procedure based on the second handover command after determining that the second identity matches the third identity.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein:

the network command includes an indication associated with the first identity for instructing the UE to apply the handover command for the handover procedure.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the random access resource selection procedure is performed according to a priority of the UE, and

the priority is determined by the UE according to at least one of a service, an access class, and a mobility status of the UE.

9. A user equipment (UE) for performing a handover procedure, the UE comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium coupled to the at least one processor and storing one or more instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the UE to:

receive, from a network, a handover command;

after determining that first information related to an offset time is included in the handover command, suspend a measurement and a corresponding measurement reporting during the offset time and perform the handover procedure based on the handover command after the offset time;

after determining that second information related to a configured area is included in the handover command, perform the handover procedure based on the handover command when the UE is located within the configured area;

select a backoff time from a backoff time range indicated by a backoff indicator included in the handover command; and

perform a random access resource selection procedure for the handover procedure based on the backoff time.

10. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the one or more instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the UE to:

receive, from the network, a network command for triggering the handover command; and

after receiving the network command, perform the handover procedure according to at least one of the handover command and the network command.

11. The UE of claim 10 , wherein the offset time is included in the at least one of the handover command and the network command for instructing the UE to perform the handover procedure after the offset time.

12. The UE of claim 10 , wherein the network command includes priority information for performing a random access procedure by the UE during the handover procedure.

13. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the handover command is assigned a first identity.

14. The UE of claim 13 , wherein the one or more instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the UE to:

receive, from the network, a second handover command that is assigned a second identity different from the first identity;

receive, from the network, a configuration indicating a third identity;

perform the handover procedure based on the handover command after determining that the first identity matches the third identity; and

perform the handover procedure based on the second handover command after determining that the second identity matches the third identity.

15. The UE of claim 13 , wherein:

the network command includes an indication associated with the first identity for instructing the UE to apply the handover command for the handover procedure.

16. The UE of claim 9 , wherein:

the random access resource selection procedure is performed according to a priority of the UE, and

the priority is determined by the UE according to at least one of a service, an access class, and a mobility status of the UE.

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